Artwork Details
15-1/2 x 17-1/2 in.
DynastyGift of Mr. and Mrs. Eli Lilly
CopyrightAsian Art (Chinese and other Asian)
Color Palette60.26 & .27 found 10 miles southwest of Loyang*; C. K. Chang. Eli Lilly (as Sui dynasty for $2,400.) * from note in April 1950 list of art purchased from Chang
Just as Westerners characterize Chinese by their eyes, face and hair, Chinese stereotype Westerners as having round eyes, a big nose, and facial hair.
Exotic luxury goods were greatly appreciated and valued during the powerful Tang dynasty, and camels carried most of those precious goods to China.
Tombs for the wealthy were supplied with all sorts of comforts, and camels, known as the "ships of the desert," were frequent tomb figurines.
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